Our shelves are about 18 inches apart, to allow space for taller plants. Using a level, tie knots below the shelf at whatever height you’d like. Tie the rope securely to the eye hooks and thread through the holes in the top shelf. Pre-drill your holes and screw in the eye hooks. Then mark the spots for the eye hooks on the upper window trim accordingly. (Measure so that each shelf’s holes are in exactly the same place–ours are about 8 inches from either end and 1 inch in from the edge of the board). To construct your shelves, drill holes in the wood that are large enough to thread your rope through. You could just as easily use the same width of boards for all three shelves–whichever width would best suit your window. We didn’t want the lower shelf to extend past the window sill, since this would hinder people from sitting comfortably on the bench below. The 8 inch boards extend past our window trim, allowing for as much planter surface space as possible. For the two upper shelves, we used 8-inch-wide boards, and for the lower shelf, we used a 6-inch-wide board. Note: We used 3/4-inch-thick boards so the shelves wouldn’t bow under the weight of the plants. Heavy duty sisal rope (for your needed length, measure the height of your window, add 4 feet for knotting, and multiply by 4 corners)ģ pine boards, cut in length to fit your window I mentioned the idea of a plant shelf to my wife, and she surprised me by gathering together all the supplies to make these beautiful hanging shelves. But as I gradually collected more plants and took cuttings from plants I already had (I have some aloe plants that grow like crazy), I started running out of windowsill space. This window gets sun all day long, so this type of plant really thrives there. I ended up with quite a few succulent-type plants sitting on the south-facing windowsill in our family room. The other half is that they’re just so darn pretty! Sometimes they thrive, and sometimes they don’t, but I think experimenting is half the fun of having plants. Once I know what kind of lighting conditions it prefers, I can find it the perfect spot in our house. Every time I get a new plant that I’m not familiar with, the first thing I do is google it. Since then, I’ve learned a lot about houseplant care. When we moved into our house 3 years ago, I had just one lonely little potted plant (a gift orchid, which never thrived and has since died), and no green thumb to speak of. If you’ve been following my blog, by now you know that I’m a bit obsessed with houseplants.
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